​A Mitigation Plan is an action plan developed by the Registered Entity and submitted to ReliabilityFirst to (1) correct a noncompliance with a NERC Reliability Standard and (2) prevent its reoccurrence.

The ERO Mitigation Plan Guide, included in the document library below, provides guidelines and steps to develop a Mitigation Plan.

Mitigation Plans can be submitted using the Mitigation Plan form in the Compliance Portal. To submit a Mitigation Plan, log into the Compliance Portal, select Mitigation Plans and Add Mitigation Plan from the left navigation menu.

Mitigation Plan Expectations

Mitigation Plans should contain both corrective and preventive actions to address the possible noncompliance.

Some form of root cause analysis should be included and a root cause must be specified. The root cause analysis should also be evident in the solution.

Even if some of the work in the Mitigation Plan has already been completed, it should still be included with Proposed and Actual Completion Dates for each milestone.